Very good. I could have thought of words all night and still not gotten it. I thought the puzzle name, "largest pair" and the puzzle question about the "longest pair" might contain some hint since largest and longest aren't necessarily the same.

For a cryptic crossword fan like me, this poser proved to be reasonably easy. It is a very interesting puzzle and sure to exercise the minds of people interested in words and wordplay. Thanks for the research.

So I thought to myself, how is this even possible? Even spelling "t" as "pt" (e.g. "pteranodon") or "n" as "pn" ("pneumatic") or "gn" ("gnarly") or "kn" ("knave"), doesn't change letters, but adds or removes letters, keeping one in common. What then? Simple, it had to have as few consonants as possible. After that, I found a possible solution that worked perfectly! Thing is, I didn't know if it was good enough because it was only three letters, but apparently it was! (Not that I could come up with any others anyway.)

i actually pronounce ewe and you a bit differently myself. its a bit hard to explain in writing. i guess i sort of pronounce ew sor tof like "eww" like you would say if you were growsed out, but not really.

still, i thought this was a very good teaser!

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I am stunned by the number of readers who accpet this error! "Ewe" is pronounced as 1. "ay'-way" or alternatively 2. "ay'-vay".
It is nowhere close to "you".

Good one I kept trying to think of words that began with 'c' and 's', or 'g' and 'j' but couldn't get anywhere, so I gave up rather quickly. And I'm glad I did - don't think this one would have come to me any time soon.

Well, cutebug and BB02 - I think we have a match! You're probably soul mates! If you DO meet, I think one of you might be surprised!
As for the teaser, I thought it was a great one - loved the previous comments and how the word "ewe" is pronounced differently depending on the location of the speaker.
Thanks for posting!!

I doubt either of my Bombardier vehicles would be of much use right now. Sure technically you could use the Ski-doo without snow, but it is really hard on the engine to ride it on grass. And still a bit chilly to be riding the Sea-doo. While the air is plenty warm, the water in any of thee Great Lakes is still frigid.